The Carlyle Group Employee Co., LLC

Washington, DC Finance & insuranceNAICS 523900

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews January
1,654Participants+9% vs. prior year
$3.9MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#1 of 1Finance & insurance in DCBy participants

Overview

The Carlyle Group Employee Co., LLC sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 1,654 participants in plan year 2025, up 9% from the prior year. The plan year starts in January. Alongside medical, its benefits filing reports life insurance, dental, vision, long-term disability.

Plan type
ERISA welfare benefit plan, self-funded (benefits paid from employer assets or a trust)
Participants
1,654 · prior year 1,512
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
The Carlyle Group Health and Welfare Plans, plan 501 (1,654 participants); Carlyle Group Flexible Spending Plan, plan 520 (295 participants)
Stop-loss carrier
Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company and Affiliates (cigna)
Broker compensation
$308K across insured contracts
MedicalLife insuranceDentalVisionLong-term disabilityOther welfare benefits

Insurance carriers

Insured coverage reported on Schedule A. Self-funded medical claims aren't reported there.

CarrierCoverageCoveredPremiumBroker comp
Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company and Affiliates (cigna)Stop-loss3,106$2.9M—
Unum Life Insurance Company of AmericaLife, Long-term disability3,304$1.2M$111K
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance CompanyLong-term disability280$778K$172K
Cigna Health and Life Insurance CompanyMedical, Dental, Medical Benefits Abroad806$461K$12K
First Unum Life Insurance CompanyDBL797$261K$13K

Pharmacy benefit estimate

StreamRX estimate for a plan this size. Not based on this plan's claims.

$3.9M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 1,654 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$102K–$251K/ year

Typical savings opportunity found in independent reviews of plans this size.

Brands with a generic available$30K–$75K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$44K–$91K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$19K–$56K
PBM contract terms$10K–$29K
The DOL's PBM fee disclosure rule first applies to this plan for the plan year beginning January 2028: semiannual PBM compensation reports and an annual audit right.

Form 5500 filing details

Filing
Form 5500 with Schedule A, plan year 2025
Plan sponsor
The Carlyle Group Employee Co., LLC
Sponsor EIN
52-1887096
Plan numbers
501, 520
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 52-1887096 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
The Carlyle Group 401(k) Plan
Type
401(k) plan
Participants
2,635

About this data

Source: The Carlyle Group Employee Co., LLC's Form 5500 filing for plan year 2025 and its Schedule A insurance reports, published by the U.S. Department of Labor. "Self-funded" means the filing reports benefits paid from employer assets or a trust, with no medical insurance contract or with a stop-loss contract. Pharmacy figures are StreamRX estimates based on national averages. StreamRX is not affiliated with The Carlyle Group Employee Co., LLC.

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